NEW YORK — The archives of Frank Lloyd Wright, widely regarded as one of the greatest architects
of modern times, will move to New York to become part of the permanent collections of Columbia
University and the Museum of Modern Art.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation said working with MoMA and Columbia would ensure that the
archives, including more than 23,000 of Wright’s architectural drawings, are properly conserved and
seen more widely by scholars and the public.

Wright died in 1959 at age 91.

“This is all part of our cultural heritage,” said Sean Malone, the foundation’s chief
executive.

The archives also include more than 600 of Wright’s manuscripts, more than 300,000 pieces of his
professional and personal correspondence, dozens of scale models and more than 44,000
photographs.

They are currently stored at Wright’s former homes and studios at Taliesin West in Scottsdale,
Ariz., and Taliesin in Spring Green, Wis., which will continue to operate as museums under the
foundation.

More than a third of Wright’s 409 extant structures are included on the National Register of
Historic Places or are in a National Historic District, according to the foundation.